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Let’s go to … Glastonburyhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jun/19/lets-go-to-glastonbury-somerset
<p>Not heading to the festival? There are plenty more things to do here, including discovering ancient sites, quirky pubs and the town’s other big music event </p><p>Well, it’s the Glastonbury festival next weekend, of course … but if you can’t wait till then, Sunday is the summer solstice. Crowds will gather at mystical Glastonbury Tor to watch sunrise on the longest day of the year, and there will be meditation at noon at the <a href="http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/">Chalice Well</a> peace garden. This being Glastonbury, there’s plenty of hippy action beyond the crystal and new-age book shops.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/michael-eavis-glastonbury-somerset-tour">Beyond Glastonbury: Michael Eavis's tour of Somerset</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jun/19/lets-go-to-glastonbury-somerset">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury holidaysSomerset holidaysFestivalsEngland holidaysTravelUnited Kingdom holidaysGlastonbury festivalFestivalsCultureFri, 19 Jun 2015 10:01:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jun/19/lets-go-to-glastonbury-somersetPhotograph: /Nick Cable/CorbisPhotograph: /Nick Cable/CorbisJane Dunford2015-06-19T10:01:43ZGlastonbury 2015: early weather forecast looks cloudy and damphttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/glastonbury-2015-early-weather-forecast-cloudy-wet
<p>Early predictions show a mixture of cloud, drizzle and a closing day of sunshine – wellies and a sturdy waterproof jacket may be a wise choice</p><p>It’s that time of year again, when Glastonbury festivalgoers start crossing their fingers and hoping for a variation on 2010’s blazing sunshine. </p><p>Weather forecast predictions this year suggest Worthy Farm may turn sludgy underfoot next week, with drizzle and clouds forecast for Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the possibility of the sun making an appearance on Sunday. Though it’s too early to predict the weather with any certainty, an early look at both <a href="http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/glastonbury/ba6-9/daily-weather-forecast/330614?day=6">Accuweather</a> and the <a href="http://www.theweatheroutlook.com/forecast/uk/Glastonbury">Weather Outlook</a> suggest packing wellington boots and a waterproof jacket if you’d rather not be a sodden, dripping mess by the time Florence + the Machine are warming up on Friday night.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/glastonbury-2015-tips-how-to-survive-the-worlds-greatest-music-festival">Glastonbury 2015: your tips on how to survive the world's greatest music festival</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/glastonbury-2015-early-weather-forecast-cloudy-wet">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury 2015GlastonburyUnited KingdomFestivalsMusicCultureGlastonbury festivalMusic festivalsGlastonbury holidaysThu, 18 Jun 2015 07:58:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jun/18/glastonbury-2015-early-weather-forecast-cloudy-wetPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesTshepo Mokoena2015-06-18T07:58:03ZMusic festivals 2015: compare the costs of the world's biggest partieshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/13/music-festivals-2015-compare-the-costs-of-the-worlds-biggest-parties
<p>California’s Coachella is the world’s most expensive music festival, while Exit in Serbia is the best place to go for a low-cost party, according to a comparison of costs at the world’s biggest festivals</p><p>With the festival season approaching, those still deciding where to party this summer may want to consider the dramatic difference in cost between the world’s top music events. </p><p>The data was collated by travel money site <a href="http://www.no1currency.com/">No.1 Currency</a> , which compared the cost of the most popular festivals across the globe, factoring in tickets, accommodation, food and drinks in order to assess the daily and total costs of a trip. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/13/music-festivals-2015-compare-the-costs-of-the-worlds-biggest-parties">Continue reading...</a>FestivalsTravelFestivalsCoachellaGlastonbury holidaysGlastonbury festivalMusicCultureEurope holidaysMusic festivalsMon, 13 Apr 2015 13:05:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/apr/13/music-festivals-2015-compare-the-costs-of-the-worlds-biggest-partiesPhotograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSPhotograph: LUCY NICHOLSON/REUTERSWill Coldwell2015-04-13T13:05:54ZCountry diary: Glastonbury Tor: History and myth entangled around Somerset's most notable landmarkhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/24/glastonbury-tor-history-myth-somerset
<strong>Country diary: Glastonbury Tor:</strong> The distinctive terracing, represented in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, has aroused the interest of scholars and antiquaries<p>I headed past the village of Pilton, home of the Glastonbury festival, towards Glastonbury Tor – the conical hill with a tower on its summit that stands up suddenly from the flat surrounding lowland. The tor is Somerset's most notable landmark and a powerful magnet to young and old. Over centuries, a wealth of history and myth has gathered about it. Excavation revealed a lake village nearby, with evidence of occupation from 300BC and what may be the cells of early Christian hermits. An abbot and two monks met their brutal end at the behest of Thomas Cromwell close to where I watched the sunny holiday scene of backpacking youngsters enjoying ice-cream from the van in a field below the summit, while older family members toiled up the last, steep part of the slope.</p><p>And there was that distinctive terracing, represented in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, which has aroused the interest of scholars and antiquaries. Some discern in the seven terraces part of the pattern of a ritual labyrinth, its circling paths representing the soul's passage through life, death and rebirth, while others say that they are defensive ramparts, or perhaps just lynchets, man-made for ease of cultivation, or tracks beaten down by generations of cattle treading around the hillside.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/24/glastonbury-tor-history-myth-somerset">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentRural affairsUK newsGlastonbury festivalGlastonbury holidaysSomerset holidaysMon, 24 Jun 2013 20:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/24/glastonbury-tor-history-myth-somersetPhotograph: Blom UK/Getty Images EuropeGlastonbury Tor and its distinctive terracing. Photo: Blom UK/Getty Images EuropePhotograph: Blom UK/Getty Images EuropeGlastonbury Tor and its distinctive terracing. Photo: Blom UK/Getty Images EuropeJohn Vallins2013-06-24T20:01:00ZGlastonbury 2013 weather forecast: pack your wellies and sunglasseshttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/13/glastonbury-2013-weather-forecast
Only one forecaster currently believes festival is likely to be dominated by sun – others expect wettish weekend<p>Pack your wellies if you're off to Somerset at the end of the month, because Glastonbury is probably going to be a little muddy. With two weeks to go before the festival begins, meteorologists are predicting a mixture of sun, cloud and rain.</p><p>So far, Glastonbury 2013 doesn't look like it's going to be a sunfest, <em>à la</em> 2010, or a watery nightmare like 2011. Instead, scientists' satellites and simulations suggest the weekend's 137,000 visitors pack both sunscreen and umbrellas.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/13/glastonbury-2013-weather-forecast">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury 2013Glastonbury festivalThe Rolling StonesThe WhoPop and rockMusicFestivalsCultureGlastonburyUnited KingdomGlastonbury holidaysTravelWeatherUK newsThu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/13/glastonbury-2013-weather-forecastPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesClear as mud … weather forecasters disagree over the exact amount of sun and rain, but expect a mucky Glastonbury weekend. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesClear as mud … weather forecasters disagree over the exact amount of sun and rain, but expect a mucky Glastonbury weekend. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesSean Michaels2013-06-13T09:28:45ZBeyond Glastonbury: Michael Eavis's tour of Somersethttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/michael-eavis-glastonbury-somerset-tour
After the party's over Somerset still has lots to offer, as Gavin McOwan finds out on a tour of the county with Glastonbury festival founder Michael Eavis<br /><br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/may/31/glastonbury-somerset-experts-tips#start-of-comments">More Somerset tips from celebrities and local experts</a><p>'I've got the local paper from the day I was born, and there's a letter in there complaining about pagans running around naked on Glastonbury Tor," says Michael Eavis. "So you can't blame it on us!"</p><p>I'm in Glastonbury with the founder of the 43-year-old festival, discussing the town's propensity to attract hedonists and bohemians.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/michael-eavis-glastonbury-somerset-tour">Continue reading...</a>Somerset holidaysGlastonbury holidaysFestivalsUnited Kingdom holidaysEngland holidaysGlastonbury festivalFestivalsTravelMichael EavisFri, 31 May 2013 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/michael-eavis-glastonbury-somerset-tourPhotograph: Felix ClayMichael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival, in his Land Rover. Photograph by Felix Clay for the GuardianPhotograph: Felix ClayMichael Eavis, founder of Glastonbury Festival, in his Land Rover. Photograph by Felix Clay for the GuardianGavin McOwan2013-05-31T20:00:00ZWhat to do in Somerset before and after the Glastonbury festivalhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/glastonbury-somerset-experts-tips
As the full Glastonbury festival lineup is announced, we asked local celebrities and experts for their tips on the often overlooked county of Somerset<br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/may/31/michael-eavis-glastonbury-somerset-tour">Michael Eavis's guide to Somerset</a></strong><p><strong>Pearl Lowe, musician turned designer</strong><br>Somerset's towns offer some fantastic shopping. Take <a href="http://www.stcatherinesfrome.co.uk/shops/poot-photography-styling/" title="">Poot</a> in Frome , which is filled with the prettiest dresses from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Hayley, the owner, has a fantastic eye for some real gems. <a href="http://www.stcatherinesfrome.co.uk/shops/make-mend/" title="">Make and Mend</a>, also in Frome , is great for men's vintage suits, vintage dresses and odd bits of furniture. And Antique &amp; Country, (43-44 Vallis Way, Frome) has splendid chandeliers and gifts. A lot of the stuff in my house is bought from <a href="http://www.labelleetoffe.co.uk/" title="">La Belle Étoffe</a> in Frome , which has fantastic French antique furniture.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/glastonbury-somerset-experts-tips">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury holidaysFestivalsBars and clubsWalking holidaysTravelGlastonbury 2013Glastonbury festivalSomerset holidaysMichael EavisFri, 31 May 2013 03:49:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/may/31/glastonbury-somerset-experts-tipsPhotograph: Tony Howell/Getty ImagesHeather on the Quantock Hills. Photograph: Tony Howell/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Tony Howell/Getty ImagesHeather on the Quantock Hills. Photograph: Tony Howell/Getty ImagesGuardian Staff2013-05-31T03:49:00ZStratford-upon-Avon travel tips: Shakespeare walked this wayhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/stratford-upon-avon-travel-tips-shakespeare-way
The Shakespeare's Way footpath goes to London but you need not stray from Stratford for pretty views and Cotswolds villages<p>To sample some of the finest countryside in Warwickshire, you can do little better than follow in the (probable) footsteps of&nbsp;Stratford-upon-Avon's favourite son. The little-heralded Shakespeare's Way long-distance footpath replicates as closely as possible a 146-mile (234km) route young Will might have tramped on his forays to and from the Globe theatre in London.</p><p>It's easy to see how the scenery near his birthplace might have inspired the poet. Striking out along the valley of the river Stour, the earliest section of the walk takes in sumptuous hills and vales and a&nbsp;range of Cotswolds villages, including Atherstone-on-Stour and Alderminster.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/stratford-upon-avon-travel-tips-shakespeare-way">Continue reading...</a>Stratford-upon-AvonWalking holidaysCotswolds holidaysHotelsDay tripsShort breaksWeekend breaksUnited Kingdom holidaysEurope holidaysEngland holidaysTravelWilliam ShakespeareHeritageGlastonbury holidaysArtArt and designMon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/stratford-upon-avon-travel-tips-shakespeare-wayPhotograph: AlamyHoly Trinity church by the river Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyHoly Trinity church by the river Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon. Photograph: AlamyDixe Wills2013-03-04T08:00:00ZSomerset travel tips: artistic flourishes along Michael and Mary ley lineshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/somerset-travel-tips-michael-mary-ley-lines
Artist Luke Piper is painting landscapes along the Saint Michael ley line and the mystical Somerset landscape plays a pivotal role<p>Saint Michael is no regular saint. He didn't come to Somerset and plant a&nbsp;thorn, like Saint Joseph of&nbsp;Arimathea. Nor is he a do-gooder like Dunstan, the 10th-century abbot of Glastonbury and archbishop of Canterbury. Michael is an archangel. He is certainly the calibre of saint to have a major ley line named after him.</p><p>You can get technical and talk about the Michael Line falling on an azimuth of around 242° or you can get numinous and refer to the traditional dragon sites of south-west England that it bisects, such as Glastonbury Tor.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/somerset-travel-tips-michael-mary-ley-lines">Continue reading...</a>England holidaysHeritageDay tripsShort breaksGlastonbury holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysEurope holidaysTravelArtArt and designSomerset holidaysMon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/mar/04/somerset-travel-tips-michael-mary-ley-linesPhotograph: Publicity imageArtist Luke Piper at work on the Saint Michael ley line on Maesdown Hill. Photograph: Luke PiperPhotograph: Publicity imageArtist Luke Piper at work on the Saint Michael ley line on Maesdown Hill. Photograph: Luke PiperCharlie Jacoby2013-03-04T08:00:00ZCarry on glamping as Britain embraces luxury-tent breakshttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/24/glamping-luxury-camping-popularity-grows
Breaks in opulent yurts and tepees are riding a wave of popularity as Britain embraces five-star camping<p>When a pound buys you little more than one euro, and staying at home was what you did last year, this summer's best holiday option may be to join the fastest growing trend – go glamping.</p><p>Backpack-free and not a soggy sleeping bag in sight, upmarket camping is coming of age in Britain with an explosion in the numbers of luxury venues for those who would like to enjoy the great outdoors without having to get their feet wet on a traditional campsite.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/24/glamping-luxury-camping-popularity-grows">Continue reading...</a>Camping holidaysFamily holidaysFestivalsFestivalsGlastonbury holidaysUK newsGlampingSat, 23 Jul 2011 23:04:18 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2011/jul/24/glamping-luxury-camping-popularity-growsPhotograph: Sergio Azenha / Alamy/AlamyGlamping: inside a luxury yurt. Photograph by Sergio Azenha /AlamyPhotograph: Sergio Azenha / Alamy/AlamyGlamping: inside a luxury yurt. Photograph by Sergio Azenha /AlamyTracy McVeigh2011-07-23T23:04:18ZGlastonbury Weatherwatch: Be prepared for anythinghttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/jun/20/weatherwatch-somerset-glastonbury-festivals
<p>Top of the list of useful things to take to the Glastonbury festival this week is socks.</p><p>The advice is that there is nothing finer for lifting the spirits if the weather turns nasty than pulling on a pair of dry socks. The festival is famous for mud, which in 2005 turned into six feet of water and flooded hundreds of tents after torrential downpours of rain.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/jun/20/weatherwatch-somerset-glastonbury-festivals">Continue reading...</a>WeatherUK newsFloodingGlastonbury holidaysGlastonburyGlastonbury 2011Glastonbury festivalSun, 19 Jun 2011 23:05:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/jun/20/weatherwatch-somerset-glastonbury-festivalsPhotograph: Martin Godwin/GuardianReady for anything at Glastonbury festival. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianPhotograph: Martin Godwin/GuardianReady for anything at Glastonbury festival. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the GuardianPaul Brown2011-06-19T23:05:00ZCountry diary: Polden Hills, Somersethttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/14/country-diary-somerset-insects
<p>Towards the south-eastern end of the Polden range, the south-facing slope of Collard Hill falls steeply away to Street Moor, and a wide expanse below stretching across to King's Sedgemoor. I had been taken there by a close observer of insect and plant life. As our walk began, he stooped to point out the tiny froghopper exuding milky froth and climbing the bristly stem of the hogweed, and the wolf spider carrying its eggsack. And there were butterflies – meadow browns and a pair of common blues, the female smaller and browner than the male. I would have noticed none of these unaided, and might even have missed the iridescent body of the emperor dragonfly as it went by.</p><p>He listed the flowers as we went: bird's-foot trefoil, and orchids (the butterfly, common spotted and pyramid), yellow rattle (its seeds rattle in the pod), gromwell, and more. But the particular feature of Collard Hill is that it is the only site in the country with public access (it is National Trust land) where the remarkable large blue butterfly breeds. The hope was that, given the warm spring, these rare creatures might already be on the wing. I learned how their eggs, laid in buds of thyme, hatch after 14 days, and how the larvae are adopted by red ants and feed on ant grubs in underground nests, secreting a sugary substance which is nectar to the ant. Collard Hill provides exactly the temperature and conditions on its warm, grassy slopes for the growth of large colonies of the red ant species essential to the large blue's survival. But we were too early. We went on through woods to the Hood memorial, above the village of Butleigh, home to the Hood naval dynasty. Through gaps in the trees, there were views of Glastonbury Tor, and the northerly (Avalon) half of the Levels.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/14/country-diary-somerset-insects">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentRural affairsUK newsGlastonbury holidaysInsectsThe National TrustMon, 13 Jun 2011 23:05:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/jun/14/country-diary-somerset-insectsPhotograph: Getty ImagesThere were butterflies including a pair of common blues fluttering together, the female smaller and browner than the male. Photograph: Getty ImagesPhotograph: Getty ImagesThere were butterflies including a pair of common blues fluttering together, the female smaller and browner than the male. Photograph: Getty ImagesJohn Vallins2011-06-13T23:05:10ZGlastonbury abbey apologises over Nicolas Cage trailerhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-nicolas-cage-sorcerers-apprentice-row
Complaints after Hollywood star given access to ancient sanctuary to promote The Sorcerer's Apprentice<p>The director of Glastonbury abbey today apologised for allowing Nicolas Cage to promote a film about sorcery from one of the oldest Christian sanctuaries in England. Cage and a film crew were allowed into the grounds of the abbey in Somerset to launch a trailer for his movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice on a live American chat show.</p><p>The Hollywood superstar, who has a home nearby, said he could think of no better place from which to promote the film – but some residents protested that such a sacred place was being used. One said he was "horrified and disgusted" that the abbey had been used to sell a film "full of sorcery and black magic".</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-nicolas-cage-sorcerers-apprentice-row">Continue reading...</a>Nicolas CageFilmChristianityUK newsUS newsGlastonbury holidaysMon, 20 Sep 2010 17:53:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-nicolas-cage-sorcerers-apprentice-rowPhotograph: Robert Zuckerman/PRNicolas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which he promoted in a live link-up from Glastonbury abbey. Photograph: Robert ZuckermanPhotograph: Robert Zuckerman/PRNicolas Cage in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, which he promoted in a live link-up from Glastonbury abbey. Photograph: Robert ZuckermanSteven Morris2010-09-20T17:53:30ZGlastonbury abbey apologises over Nicolas Cage trailerhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-abbey-nicolas-cage-apology
Hollywood star broadcast live to US chat show from site thought to be King Arthur's grave<p>The director of <a href="http://www.glastonburyabbey.com" title="Glastonbury Abbey">Glastonbury abbey</a> today apologised for any offence caused after allowing the Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage to promote his new film, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, from the site said to be King Arthur's grave.</p><p>Cage and a film crew were allowed into the abbey in the early hours of the morning so they could <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?&amp;v=dV6aVM2hQ9k" title="broadcast live to an American chat show">broadcast live to an American chat show</a> earlier this year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-abbey-nicolas-cage-apology">Continue reading...</a>Nicolas CageChristianityGlastonbury holidaysReligionFilmUK newsWorld newsUS newsMon, 20 Sep 2010 12:11:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/glastonbury-abbey-nicolas-cage-apologyPhotograph: AlamyGlastonbury abbey in Somerset, where Nicolas Cage broadcast to the Jimmy Kimmel Live chat show. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyGlastonbury abbey in Somerset, where Nicolas Cage broadcast to the Jimmy Kimmel Live chat show. Photograph: AlamySteven Morris2010-09-20T12:11:58ZCountry diary: Somersethttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/may/18/country-diary-somerset
<p>Just west of Sparkford, the Exeter road climbs up Camel hill, and for a moment a wide view across the Somerset levels opens up on the right, with the Quantocks and Glastonbury Tor in the misty distance. A little further on, and to the left, another watery lowland, the Yeo valley, stretches towards Yeovil and Ilchester, Camel Hill forming a ridge between the two plains. The word Yeo means river and we have several Yeos – the Cheddar Yeo, the Blind Yeo, the Mark Yeo and the Middle Yeo among them – but the Yeo whose meanderings through the valley we were to explore rises in Dorset, feeds the elegant lake below Sherborne Castle, skirts Yeovil, and flows beneath a great and historic bridge at Ilchester, where an ancient ford led to the establishment of the original town.</p><p>We started by that bridge. To a casual visitor, the town has an air of being quietly regretful that its great days are gone, but downstream we could see two relics of a time when Ilchester was a county town and a place of importance: two cottages that are all that remains of the county jail. Upstream the ducks were getting a free ride on the strong flow between open meadows. We made for the village of Yeovilton and stood facing a peaceful scene that looked like Miss Marple's natural habitat: church, trees, neat gardens, stone walls and thatched roofs. But to turn round on the spot was to face stretches of tarmac, and the paraphernalia of modern aerial warfare at the Royal Naval Air Station; the juxtaposition was extraordinary. Back on the quiet and narrow lanes that penetrate this secluded valley, we found our way to the village of Limington. In the church, the list of rectors shows one T Wulcy (or Wolsey) in the year 1500 and notes that he was later a cardinal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/may/18/country-diary-somerset">Continue reading...</a>EnvironmentSomersetGlastonbury holidaysMon, 17 May 2010 23:05:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/may/18/country-diary-somersetPhotograph: Tony Howell/Getty Images/Photolibrary RMGlastonbury Tor, Somerset, in the misty distance Photograph: Tony Howell/Getty Images/Photolibrary RMPhotograph: Tony Howell/Getty Images/Photolibrary RMGlastonbury Tor, Somerset, in the misty distance Photograph: Tony Howell/Getty Images/Photolibrary RMJohn Vallins2010-05-17T23:05:03ZWitch's job offers a magic £50k a yearhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jul/08/witch-job-wookey-hole-uk
Somerset tourist spot the Wookey Hole is advertising for a resident witch to live in its cave<p>The Harry Potter premier has already cast a spell over this week's events and now fans of the dark arts can apply for a job at tourist spot the <a href="http://www.wookey.co.uk">Wookey Hole</a>. The Somerset attraction is advertising for a resident witch to live in its cave. </p><p>The successful applicant will get £50,000 a year, must be able to cackle and can't be allergic to cats. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jul/08/witch-job-wookey-hole-uk">Continue reading...</a>United Kingdom holidaysGlastonbury holidaysTravelSomerset holidaysWed, 08 Jul 2009 15:02:24 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jul/08/witch-job-wookey-hole-ukPhotograph: PRGet in character ... do you have the makings for the job as the Wookey Hole witch?Photograph: PRGet in character ... do you have the makings for the job as the Wookey Hole witch?Georgia Brown2009-07-08T15:02:24ZTravel news in briefhttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jun/28/glastonbury-railtravel
<p><strong>Glasto's Oldest Star</strong><br>As thousands of revellers prepare to make the most of the final day of the Glastonbury Festival, a few miles away at Glastonbury Abbey a rather more low-key event is taking place. "Images of Arthur" is a new exhibition exploring the life and legacy of King Arthur. Held at the abbey (the rumoured burial place of the iconic ruler) until 30 September, it showcases ideas and images from the middle ages to the present day. There are also Arthur living history tours and storytelling. £5 adults, £3 children (01458 832267; <a href="http://www.glastonburyabbey.com">glastonburyabbey.com</a>). </p><p><strong>Scenery Express</strong><br>If you're looking for a rail journey with amazing views, check out Rail Europe's new online scenic routes guide at <a href="http://www.raileurope.co.uk/scenicroutes">raileurope.co.uk/scenicroutes</a>. It details 10 journeys, including the Glacier Express from Zermatt to St Moritz in Switzerland (from £92 one way), to the Oslo-Bergen line in Norway, where trains drop down through a spiral tunnel, with breathtaking views from a rock ledge (from £93.50 one way). </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jun/28/glastonbury-railtravel">Continue reading...</a>Glastonbury holidaysRail travelSwitzerland holidaysNorway holidaysGreat Barrier Reef holidaysRoad tripsTravelMalariaLife and styleSat, 27 Jun 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jun/28/glastonbury-railtravelGuardian Staff2009-06-27T23:01:00ZWe've got a ticket to ride ... and it's all freehttps://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtrips
From this month the over 60s are entitled to free bus travel throughout England. To celebrate, founder of Bradt guidebooks and veteran traveller Hilary Bradt and her friend Janice set off on a mission to travel east to west across the country, without paying a penny for transport<p>On 31 March, I paid my last ever fare on a local bus: £4 to go from Penzance to Land's End. The subsequent journey of 600 or so miles to Lowestoft cost nothing. As soon as my friend and I read about the government's free bus scheme for the over-60s, we wanted to set ourselves the challenge of travelling the longest distance in a straight line in England without paying for transport.</p><p>This was not a see-how-fast-you-can-do-it trip, nor were Janice and I aiming to spend as little as possible on our holiday. What the buses offered was the opportunity to see the English countryside and its hidden villages at a slow pace. We wanted to look. We carried only small rucksacks so we could hop off on to footpaths in the prettiest counties, and we built in some special treats along our route from England's most westerly point to its most easterly. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtrips">Continue reading...</a>Budget travelRoad tripsCornwall holidaysSuffolk holidaysGlastonbury holidaysTravelGreen travelUnited Kingdom holidaysEngland holidaysSun, 20 Apr 2008 12:20:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2008/apr/20/budget.roadtripsPhotograph: Graham Turner/GuardianBus stop in a small village in the north Essex countryside. Photograph: Graham Turner/GuardianPhotograph: Graham Turner/GuardianBus stop in a small village in the north Essex countryside. Photograph: Graham Turner/GuardianHilary Bradt2008-04-20T12:20:03ZPaul Lewis speaks to Emily Eavis about Glastonbury 2008https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/audio/2008/apr/14/paul.lewis.emily.eavis.glastonbury
Paul Lewis asks Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis about Jay-Z headlining, the mud and this summer's weather <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/audio/2008/apr/14/paul.lewis.emily.eavis.glastonbury">Continue reading...</a>MusicGlastonbury festivalGlastonbury holidaysGlastonbury 2008Jay-ZEmily EavisMon, 14 Apr 2008 01:33:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/audio/2008/apr/14/paul.lewis.emily.eavis.glastonburyPhotograph: Rune Hellestad/CorbisPhotograph: Rune Hellestad/CorbisPaul Lewis2008-04-14T01:33:26ZThe best festivals of summer 2007https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2007/sep/13/festivals
The mud, the music and the memory loss ... luckily we're here to help you remember the best festival moments of 2007. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2007/sep/13/festivals">Continue reading...</a>TravelFestivalsCultureGlastonbury holidaysUnited Kingdom holidaysSerbia holidaysDenmark holidaysScotland holidaysWales holidaysThu, 13 Sep 2007 09:40:17 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2007/sep/13/festivalsGuardian Staff2007-09-13T09:40:17Z